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What a Feeling! Trivia Quiz

I love Motor Sports. NASCAR, IndyCar, F1 and others are all on my agenda. You hear the race and championship winners talk about how it feels to win. But can you remember who finished second?

A multiple-choice quiz by cathyR88. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
cathyR88

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,292

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The year: 2011. The series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. The top two drivers actually raced the entire 10 week Chase to end up in a tie in the points. Tony Stewart was declared the winner in the tie breaker. He had more wins on the season. Who was the disappointed second place finisher? Hint

Carl Edwards

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Jimmie Johnson

Ryan Newman

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Question 2 of 10

2. The year: 2007. The series: Formula 1. Coming down to the last race of the year, three drivers were within 7 points of each other. Two of them raced for the same team. In the final race of the year, the third place driver finished first, his teammate finished second and the other two drivers didn't finish well enough to win. The Championship went to Kimi Raikkonen. Who finished second by just a single point? Hint

Lewis Hamilton

Fernando Alonso

Jensen Button

Sebastian Vettel

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Question 3 of 10

3. The year: 2013. The series: IndyCar. With three races to go in the season, there were only two drivers within reach of the title. They were separated by 49 points. The first place driver at the time, a series favorite, had tremendous success but he hadn't won a Championship. He was on his way to his first but three tough finishes took that chance away. Scott Dixon took the Championship but who finished second? Hint

Will Power

Tony Kanaan

Ed Carpenter

Helio Castroneves

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Question 4 of 10

4. The year: 2011. The series: NASCAR Camping World Trucks. There were two drivers in the mix for the Championship coming down to the final race. The first place in points was the young grandson of one of the top owners in NASCAR and the second place was a wiley veteran. The second in points wins the race and only needs Austin Dillon to have a problem. He finishes 10th and wins the Championship by 6 points. Who finished second? Hint

Todd Bodine

Matt Crafton

Timothy Peters

Johnny Sauter

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Question 5 of 10

5. The year: 2013. The series: MotoGP. Occasionally I like to switch up four wheels for two. Motorcycles have many classes to watch. 2013 had the first Champion rookie since 1978. It came down to Marc Marquez and three veterans. The rookie won by a mere 4 points. Who was the veteran who came in second? Hint

Valentino Rossi

Jorge Lorenzo

Colin Edwards

Ben Spies

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Question 6 of 10

6. The year: 2013. The series: Rolex Sports Car. This is a great series. With 3-4 different classes of car, racing on the same track at the same time. The cars are very different sizes, shapes and speeds. Winning isn't the only challenge in these races; maneuvering around other competitors is also tough. The first and second place competitors were so close going into the final race. The winners were Angelelli and Taylor. Who finished second? Hint

Fogarty and Gurney

Cameron and Nonnemaker

Taylor and Westbrook

Pruett and Rojas

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Question 7 of 10

7. The year: 2004. The Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Well, it wasn't actually called the Sprint Cup then, it still had Nextel as a sponsor. The first and second place drivers were so close going into the last race. It was the first year of the Chase and these two drivers made it exciting. The winner of the Championship was Kurt Busch and the second place driver came back a couple of seasons later. Who am I referring to? Hint

Jeff Gordon

Jimmie Johnson

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Bobby Labonte

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Question 8 of 10

8. The year: 2003. The Series: NASCAR Busch Series. The year had a exciting finish between a couple of drivers. The eventual winner, Brian Vickers, was only 20 and the driver who finished second was a wiley veteran. This second place finisher has raced for many teams and in several different series'. Not as well know as some, can you name him? Hint

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Martin Truex Jr.

Kurt Busch

David Green

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Question 9 of 10

9. The year: 2011. The Series: World Sportscar Series. One of the most exciting races each year for sports car racers is the 24 hours of Le Mans. In 2011, the Audi R18 TDI won over a trio of these other cars by a mere 13.8 seconds, after a full day of racings. What kind of car were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishers driving? Hint

Porsche 911

Chevrolet 905

BMW 360

Peugeot 908

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Question 10 of 10

10. The years: 1974-2007. The Series: International Race of Champions. This unique series was created to showcase top racers from several different series racing together. All cars were created equal and the race was meant to show the car control of the drivers. The series had 4 races spread over the year. The biggest racers of the day all competed in this invitational race. One driver, Mark Martin, won the championship 5 times. Who was the second most successful driver in this series? Hint

Dale Earnhardt

Ricky Rudd

Tony Stewart

Kevin Harvick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Carl Edwards

Since the inception of the Chase in the Sprint Cup Series in 2004, this was the closest finish ever.

Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Kimi Raikkonen vs Lewis Hamilton vs Fernando Alonso -- the 2007 season came down to the final race and due to poor finishes on the part of the first and second place in the points drivers, the win went to the third place driver.

Answer: Helio Castroneves

Scott Dixon won his third Championship (2003, 2008 and 2013). Helio Castroneves raced for Penske Racing and was a constant crowd favorite. He used to celebrate his wins by climbing the fences but as he got older he didn't do it that often. He appeared on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007 and later as an All-Star.

Answer: Johnny Sauter

Johnny Sauter has been racing in the NASCAR Truck Series since 2003. Since he first arrived in racing, he has raced in the Sprint Cup Series and the Nationwide Series as well. Finishing 2nd in the Championship in 2011 was his best career finish in NASCAR.

Answer: Jorge Lorenzo

Marc Marquez became the youngest Champion in a premier series ever. Jorge Lorenzo was the MotoGP Champion in 2010 and 2012.

Answer: Pruett and Rojas

Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas are a hugely successful duo in the Grand Am Series. They were tough to beat during the previous 8 years for a championship. Another thing that separates Sports Car racing from other racing is the team aspect. There are two to four drivers for each car depending on the length of the race.

A normal race is 2.5 hrs to 3 hrs and they have 2 drivers trading off in the car. But they also have long races. There is a 6 hr. race and even a 24 hr. race, which is the first race of the year in Daytona Beach, FL.

The long races will have more drivers trading off throughout the race. It isn't uncommon to find Sprint Cup drivers competing in the 24 hr. race as well.

Answer: Jimmie Johnson

It was only Jimmie's third year in the Cup Series. He hadn't had much to cheer about in the Busch Series. He came onto the Cup Series with a bang. He also went on to win five Championships in a row in 2006-07-08-09-10.

Answer: David Green

David Green has been racing since the 1980s. He still makes appearances in all three touring divisions. He was the 1994 Busch Series Champion. He, and his brothers, still race.

Answer: Peugeot 908

After 24 hours there had been issues for all the cars involved but the eventual winner had the least amount of issues. The Peugeot 908 ran relatively problem free but just didn't have quite the race the winner did.

Answer: Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt won the Championship in this series 4 times. He won in 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2000 before his death in February 2001. This series showcased drivers from NASCAR, IndyCar, World of Outlaws, Drag Racing and Sports Car Racing. The series had several flaws.

It had years when only oval tracks were used and this obviously favored the NASCAR drivers. It also included road courses for several years but the NASCAR guys still did the best. There were a few winners outside NASCAR but not many. In 2006, the series was on its way out and it 2007 it ran out of money.

Source: Author cathyR88

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